Lagos residents on Monday morning staged a protest on the Third Mainland Bridge, blocking the inward lane in response to the ongoing demolition of houses in Oworonshoki by the state government.
The demonstration, which started at dawn, triggered a heavy gridlock as commuters and motorists were forced to seek alternative routes into the mainland.
Protesters, who turned out in large numbers, accused the Lagos State Government of carrying out the demolition without adequate notice or compensation, leaving several families homeless.
The exercise, which began in the early hours of Saturday, was spearheaded by a combined enforcement team targeting unapproved structures along the Lekki and Iyana Oworonshoki coastal lines.
During the protest, the aggrieved residents confronted the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, insisting they would not vacate the bridge until demolition equipment was withdrawn from the area.
Security operatives were eventually deployed to disperse the demonstrators and restore order, with the blocked lane later reopened to traffic.
